paragraph 274 in volume 3, chapter 17, The Bench
The President (the expression here including also the Acting President, that is a member of the Court other than the President who presides) exercises a series of major functions when he or she sits as a member of the bench, whether in the full Court or in a Chamber. Those functions are independent of the functions of the President as President of the Court itself (see chapter 6, § I.90). Article 45 of the Statute states the fundamental rule, namely that the hearing shall be under the control of the Preside…